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Trojans squeeze out two one-run victories

Turkey Valley proved the old cliché is true.

Getting hot at the right time

Don’t look now, but here comes one sizzling team into the Class 3A regional tournament.That team would be New Hampton as the Chickasaws swept four games at the Don Bosco Classic this past weekend.After a brutal stretch in which the Chickasaws suff

Who says science can’t be fun?!

Science Center of Des Moines’s Rebecca Murphy visited the Ionia Public Library to discuss Fantastic Forces with the kids.Over 30 kids visited the library to talk and learn about planes and how they fly.Murphy demonstrated air cannons, talked about

The ‘fair’ comes to the nursing home

There were calves, puppies, rabbits, goats and more, but the animals weren’t the most important part of the “Fair Day” held at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center last week.Neither was the popcorn, the fair-like atmosphere or even th

Rita M. Gebel dies at 83

Rita M. Gebel age 83 of Lawler, IA died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Hillcrest Home in Sumner.A Mass of Christian Burial was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler with Rev.

Sharon K. Allison dies at 71

Sharon K. Allison age 71 of Ionia, went to be with her Lord Friday, July 1, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.

One down, one to go

Trevor Ambrose doesn’t hit a lot of “might be, could be” home runs; in fact, he hasn’t hit one all year.What the New Hampton senior has done is smacked a Class 2A-leading eight no-doubt homers, the latest a three-run shot to left field Friday nigh

A 50-year-old Lawler mystery is ‘answered’ in middle of Florida

What are the odds?Iowa's population? Three million. Florida's?

Couple gets national TV shot for their unique firm

If it can be recycled, it just might be in that flower pot.That’s pretty much the motto of Brett and Lavonne Ohm’s business, New Horizons Flower Pots, and now it is garnering national attention.Last fall, the Discovery Channel’s “Made by Destructi

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